Four weeks into doing our show on Fridays, we finally have our first guests, the ethereal Annabel (Lee). The interview and performance with them takes up almost the entire second hour, with a couple of their favorite artists, Nick Drake and Nina Simone thrown in to round things out. In the first hour, we drew attention to several frees hows going on in LA via Grand Performances (Mexico 68 and Kamasi Washington perform next week, NOT to be missed!) and play a fair amount of tunes from Dungen, Kadhja Bonet, Ghostface Killah + Adrian Younge, Thundercat and more. Unfortunately, just as I’ve started to get my rhythm on Friday nights, I’ll be taking a prolonged break, with an upcoming fundraiser and a trip far out of town. My next show will be at the end of August, and my hopes are that I’ll have a boatload of new/old vinyl to share with you then. Enjoy!
Melting Pot on KPFK #204: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #204: Second Hour
Playlist: 07-17-2015
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – 7” (Stax)
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Kamasi Washington – The Rhythm Changes – The Epic (Brainfeeder)
Ondatropica – Tiene Sabor, Tiene Sazon – Ondatropica (Soundway)
Mexico 68 Afrobeat Orchestra – Rukus – Mexico 68 Afrobeat Orchestra (Rampart)
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Norma White – I Want Your Love – 7” (Ximeno)
Katalyst feat. Stephanie McKay – Day Into Night – Deep Impression (BBE)
Kadhja Bonet – Come Wander/Iemanja – Single (Self-Released)
Thundercat – Where The Giants Roam/Field Of Nephilim – The Beyond/Where The Giants Roam (Brainfeeder)
Magnum Force – Girl, You’re Too Cool – Ultra High Frequencies: The Chicago Party (Numero)
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Ghostfact Killah w/ Adrian Younge’s Venice Dawn feat. Raekwon & Bilal – Resurrection Morning – 12 Reasons To Die II (Linear Labs)
The Royal Jesters – Take Me For A Little While – Royal Jesters: English Oldies (Numero)
Miles Tackett & the 3 Times – Just What I Need – The Fool Who Wonders (Root Down LA)
Dungen – Akt Dit – Allas Sak (Mexican Summer)
Kutiman – Inner Galactic Lovers – Single (Self-Released)
The Pops – Som Imaginario De Jimi Hendrix – Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas (World Psychedelic Funk Classics/Tropicalia In Furs)
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Annabel (Lee) – Interview & Performance – Recorded Live At KPFK (KPFK Archives)
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Annabel (Lee) – Find Me – By The Sea…And Other Solitary Places (Ninja Tune)
Nick Drake – Way To Blue – Five Leaves Left (Island)
Nina Simone – That’s All I Ask – Wild Is The Wind (Philips)
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{closing theme} Dungen – C. Visar Vagen – Tio Bitar (Kemado)